Features
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Hollywood South: Entertainment Industry Brings $9.5B to Georgia
February 22, 2018
Still thinking about which films to check off on the Oscar ballot before awards season wraps up March 4 with the 90th Academy Awards? Consider “Baby Driver,” “I, Tonya,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “DeKalb Elementary.” They all were filmed in Georgia and contributed to the $9.5 billion the film industry brought to the state last year.
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Georgia Power Continue Building the Future of Energy with Innovative Smart Neighborhood Projects
February 21, 2018
Southern Company and its Alabama Power and Georgia Power subsidiaries have officially announced Smart Neighborhood initiatives that will provide customers with state-of-the-art home construction, distributed energy resources – including solar and battery energy storage – and smart home appliances and technologies.
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Record-breaking Year for Georgia’s International Trade
February 20, 2018
The Georgia Department of Economic Development released Georgia’s 2017 international trade numbers, which indicate another record breaking year. In 2017, total trade between Georgia and the world reached 225 unique countries and territories, exceeding $128.6 billion.
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City Leaders Gain Critical Knowledge through UGA Partnership
February 20, 2018
More than 250 first-time mayors and city council members from Georgia cities gathered in Athens last week for the two-day Newly Elected Officials Institute, held every February to teach new leaders the basics of effective governance.
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Chuck Leavell to Headline Savannah’s 2018 A-Town Get Down Art & Music Festival
February 19, 2018
Returning to Savannah for its 8th year on Saturday, April 21st, the ATown Get Down Art & Music Festival will feature music legend Chuck Leavell as its 2018 headliner. While many in the Savannah area will remember him as a key figure in The Allman Brothers Band, Leavell’s keyboard work has also been heard on the works of Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, The Black Crowes, Blues Traveler, Train, Martina McBride, John Mayer, David Gilmour and many other prominent artists.
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University System Saves Students More Than $18M a Year in Free Textbooks
February 19, 2018
The University System of Georgia is saving students more than $18 million a year with its free online textbook initiative called Affordable Learning Georgia.
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Chairman Jason Shaw Introduces Legislation to Create the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation
February 16, 2018
State Representative Jason Shaw (R-Lakeland) introduced legislation that would create the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation.
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Cambria Hotels Breaks Ground in Downtown Savannah
February 15, 2018
Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world's largest hotel companies, in collaboration with HOS Management, broke ground yesterday afternoon at the future home of the Cambria Hotel Savannah Historic District. Located at 321 Montgomery St., the 103-room, six-story property is slated to open in 2019.
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Delta Pays Employees More Than $1B in Profit Sharing for Fourth Consecutive Year
February 15, 2018
Delta Air Lines will pay out more than $1 billion in profit sharing for the fourth year in a row and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments made possible by its more than 80,000 employees around the world.
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Supply Chain Expert Led Georgia Tech Savannah’s First Learners & Leaders Series of 2018
February 13, 2018
Georgia Tech-Savannah’s Learners & Leaders session, “Three Key Principles of Influence: Driving Business Deals and Effective Negotiations,” was led by G’Sean Williams. More than 80 attendees came to learn from the supply chain expert.
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UGA Extension, Mercer University Partner to Recruit Future Doctors for Rural Georgia
February 13, 2018
Jean Sumner is a third-generation rural doctor. As a child, she watched her grandfather and father care for the residents of Washington County, Georgia. She followed in their footsteps and became a “small-town doctor,” the kind who knows your mother, sits behind you in church and roots for the local football team.
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Secretary of State Brian Kemp Announces Record-Breaking Month of Annual Business Registrations
February 12, 2018
Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced a record-breaking month of annual business registrations. In the month of January, the Corporations Division processed over 216,000 annual business registrations – more registrations in one month’s time than ever before.
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Georgia Quail Hunt Celebrates 30th Anniversary
February 09, 2018
Area leaders were on hand this week to welcome 27 site selection professionals to Southwest Georgia, not only for the world-class quail hunting but more importantly to learn about the potential for doing business in the region. It’s all part of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s 30th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt in Albany.
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There’s a New Agency Manager at Savannah’s Sapelo Creative Insurance: Our One-on-One with Lori Hampton
February 08, 2018
Georgia CEO sat down with Lori Hampton to learn about her new role serving as Agency Manager for Savannah’s Sapelo Creative Insurance Solutions, LLC, part of the Sullivan Group HR. During our one-on-one, Hampton shares insights into her background in commercial insurance, her excitement about stepping into her new position and how she and this Savannah-based firm are focused on developing quality carrier relationships to better serve businesses throughout the Southeast, including the booming entertainment industry.
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Exporting Provides Opportunity for Growth for Rural Companies in Georgia
February 08, 2018
Even the basics of international commerce felt foreign to Bruce Roberts. He knew how to ship something via UPS but didn’t have a clue how international ocean freight worked. He didn’t know how helpful a Skype account or making a website friendly to international customers could be in attracting overseas clients.
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The Georgia Ports Authority Wants to More Than Double Container Capacity by 2028
February 06, 2018
At the 50th annual Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Monday, GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch reviewed the strategic plan for Georgia's ports that will allow for 10 million twenty-foot equivalent container units, 1 million rail lifts, and more than 1 million auto and machinery units per year.
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Memorial Health in Savannah Joins HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division
February 02, 2018
Memorial Health leadership, the Memorial Health Board of Directors and the Chatham County Hospital Authority are celebrating the successful integration of Memorial Health into HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division.
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Renaissance Man, Richard C. Kessler, Renews a Renaissance Revival Landmark
February 02, 2018
Luxury hotelier, Mr. Richard C. Kessler, brings the most prominent, and largest, historic mansion in Savannah back to life as a private residence. Having assembled an all-star team of architectural, design, and restoration professionals to bring the mansion back full-circle to its original glory, Kessler is restoring the Armstrong-Kessler Mansion as his legacy project to honor his beloved city of Savannah. This will bring new grandeur to the iconic Forsyth Park at the corner of Bull and Gaston Streets.
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Governor Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal to Serve as Honorary Chairs of 38th Annual Telfair Ball
January 31, 2018
Telfair Museums announced that Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and his wife, First Lady Sandra Deal, will serve as Honorary Chairs of the 38th Annual Telfair Ball on February 24th at Telfair Museums.
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Hartsfield-Jackson World’s Busiest Airport for 20th Consecutive Year
January 31, 2018
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport served more passengers and conducted more aircraft movements than any other airport in the world in 2017.
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Georgia Tourism Industry Generates Record $60.8B Economic Impact
January 24, 2018
Gov. Nathan Deal was joined by professionals from Georgia’s tourism industry for the annual Tourism, Hospitality & Arts Day at the Capitol to recognize the $60.8 billion impact of tourism on Georgia’s economy. Industry representatives presented Deal with a check representing the $3.1 billion in state and local tax revenue generated by tourism-related expenditures.
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Inaugural Miller Leadership Academy Class Announced
January 24, 2018
Miller Institute Foundation CEO Bryan Miller announced today the inaugural Miller Leadership Academy Class of 2018. The Academy is based on a leadership class taught by former Governor Zell Miller.
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Groupe PSA Chooses Georgia for New North American Headquarters
January 23, 2018
Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms today announced that Groupe PSA, a French multinational manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles, will locate its new North American headquarters in Fulton County.
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Georgia Sets Records in Employment During 2017
January 19, 2018
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that 2017 was a banner year for job creation, employment and work force gains in Georgia.
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Georgia Forestry Foundation Launches New Brand
January 18, 2018
The Georgia Forestry Foundation is launching a new logo and brand identity to accurately reflect the growth of the foundation since 1990, when the previous logo was introduced. The Foundation has as its primary goal connecting 10 million Georgians to 22 million acres of working forests by promoting the abundant natural resource in Georgia’s backyard.